I agree the one you mentioned is the clearest evidence of sex being treated as non binary.
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Replying to @Ben_C_J @IrisVanRooij and
I may be wrong but I think, Iris and others were not claiming that all research into gender and sexual orientation is inherently flawed but that the findings are not necessarily explained by evolution.
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I think — again I may be wrong — that the criticism was more than just treating things as binary, but it's great to see work that doesn't do that!
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For me personally, what worries me is that sometimes people (not just in evo psych but in general) think many things are either/or.
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For example hearing the trite and pointless phrase "nature versus nurture" instead of realising juxtaposing them is inherently misguided.
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Where I think these issues become evo psych ones is when a theory needs to be formulated that explains what is being studied. E.g., what aspect of "Male Bisexuality" [from article] is, claimed to be, evolved, what aspect is cultural, what aspect is personal preferences?
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Does evo psych, because of the evo in the name, always turn to evolutionary-based theories to explain such findings? If yes, I think that's where issues start to make sense for me, since there are other factors in determining, e.g., orientation.
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If not, then is the work still in the field of evo psych?
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Oops, I forgot a word above! TYPO: If yes, I think that's where issues start to **NOT** make sense for me, since there are other factors in determining, e.g., orientation.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
It depends how you define ev psych (which is why these discussions often go round in circles, imo). To me, ev psych includes factors like culture, experience, environmental factors etc.
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Thanks for explaining how you see the meaning/goal of evo psych. Do you think others within the field think and work the same way as you do? If yes, has the name just stuck even though evolutionary theory isn't the main source of inspiration for prediction/explanation?
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